Editing Shamarpa (section)

==14th Shamarpa==
The 14th Shamarpa was [[Mipham Chokyi Lodro]], born in [[Derge]], [[Tibet]] in 1952. At age four he revealed his identity as the Shamarpa by recognizing old monks from Yangpochen monastery, the ancestral seat of the Shamarpas. His uncle, the [[16th Karmapa]], recognized him as the reincarnation of the previous Shamarpa.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.diamondway-buddhism.org/buddhist-teachers/shamar-rinpoche/|title= Shamar Rinpoche|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= Diamond Way Buddhism|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref><ref name =shamapa-org>
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In 1964 the 14th Shamar Rinpoche was officially enthroned in Karmapa's Rumtek monastery. At this occasion the Karmapa wrote a poem:
:The most exalted, the lord of the lands of snow is Avalokiteśvara.
:The coalescence of his essence is the glorious Karmapa.
:Inseparable from his three mysteries, in the manner of the three lords,
:Is his manifestation, the great emanation; the majestic sun,
:Whom I invest now sovereign of the practice lineage's order.
:By the power of scattering auspicious flowers of excellent virtue,
:Combined with the true words of the ṛiṣhi's truthfulness,
:May he successfully and everlastingly be the sovereign of the order.<ref>Karma Trinlay Rinpoche: The 14th Shamarpa Mipham Chokyi Lodro In Loving Memory, pg. 6</ref>

Shamar Rinpoche received the entire cycle of Kagyu teachings from the 16th Karmapa. He stayed close with the 16th Karmapa until his death in 1981.

Shamar Rinpoche was interested in the topic of [[Buddhism and democracy]]. His book "Creating a Transparent Democracy" lays out a framework for establishing a genuine democratic system of governance that promotes welfare and prosperity. He also founded the "Infinite Compassion Foundation" with the cause to promote the humane treatment of animals raised for consumption of meat and other products.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.diamondway-buddhism.org/buddhist-teachers/shamar-rinpoche/|title= Shamar Rinpoche|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= Diamond Way Buddhism|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

Shamar Rinpoche died on 11 June 2014 in Germany